The Facts:
Jones-Drew is keenly aware of speculation and doubt about how his surgically repaired knee will function during the 2011 season, whenever it begins. That's part of what's driving him this summer — he doesn't want any questions to linger in his coaches' minds about his health. "I can still carry the load regardless of what surgery I had or whatnot," Jones-Drew said.
Reported by the Florida Times-Union
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
With regard to recent reporting on the team's official web site suggesting that Rashad Jennings will play a greater role this year in an effort to lighten his load, Jones-Drew said: "They're going to be kind of anxious to throw Rashad in, and they're already kind of scared of my knee. ... I want to be able to be out the gates playing because it's a production-based business." Jones-Drew tore his meniscus before the 2010 season and played the season's first 14 games with the injury, carrying the ball 299 times and rushing for 1,324 yards. The knee was scoped in January and Jones-Drew began running lightly in April. Last month was able to cut and make football moves. ... Meanwhile, as Times-Union staffer Tania Ganguli points out, OC Dirk Koetter has said repeatedly he has complete confidence in Jennings, but Koetter's problem with giving Jennings more carries is he doesn't like taking them away from Jones-Drew. So even if they go easy on him in preseason play, the Jaguars have no plans to hold Jones-Drew back during the 2011 regular season. Assuming there are no setbacks, Fantasy Football owners should take a similar approach.
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